{"id":1873,"date":"2008-12-10T22:49:55","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T05:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.wend.ca\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2015-09-06T19:14:43","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T01:14:43","slug":"early-morning-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=1873","title":{"rendered":"Early Morning Meandering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the mornings I would get up to watch the sun rise and enjoy the tranquility of the beach. <\/p>\n<p>As I wandered around men in green uniforms with brooms and rakes would walk up and down the beach and clean up any mess they found from the day and evening before. <\/p>\n<p>These men were friendly and would yell &#8220;HOLA&#8221; to the lone person  wandering on the beach looking for interesting things to photograph.<\/p>\n<p>A bit further down I discovered a graveyard of boats, a tiny little village with henna shops, cuban restaurants, artwork, and people going about their day. <\/p>\n<p>It made for a great morning of wandering and photographing.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1873 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wend.ca\/?attachment_id=67754'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/med-IMG_6041-400x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/med-IMG_6041-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wend.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/med-IMG_6041-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wend.ca\/?attachment_id=67755'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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